Tyler, TX 75703 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Tyler, TX?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/07, roughly 191 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/21, about 257 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Tyler in Zone 8b (15 to 20°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 12 weeks of growing season left in Tyler before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Tyler's last frost
03/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/17 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/27 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Tyler compares
Tyler's growing season runs about 257 days, ranking 6,668 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 1,424 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Tyler's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Tyler can differ from the 75703 normal.